Telegram-herald., 1887-03-09
THE MONTROSS CASE
The Trial Began IN The Cire cit
Court Yesterday.
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usctsd Assistant Prosecuting Altosaey
Garrett rspssseote5 sAs people, .nd James
Il n BFide represented tbs respsnisus. A
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ncustY James Bramn0n. Ge0 Norton 3
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Etiemaa4. Nefrisk. o. klooi. Wa. Gallo
say. Lew Mi.sr sld Wa A Myers.
Nilhln Tie baE sAt TIE friends And reiA-
tivss ot ootn tar complainant aud fssDoad-
euE fas r-sg8aasn- al % his attorney
+ Throughout lar triai aud ~ maintained a
rigid csmr 3s.Fe. OCCASIONALLY suiiug. tie
Is a young mAn VI z50at ~ years siih a
/ sandy comDieEio0-
/ Dariuk sas Water of 's8-'s7 Cory Mont
/ r1ss Nas a STUDENT 0f theology under ths
Rev. Mr.. bocner. a memosr of the \ ID e.
| A aud Secon4 SSfesi Methodist church.
ahd ar exhorter OF ChristiAaity ia this city
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L Walker township. Maggie Stslter wss a
l young siFi. about eighteen years Old living
/ with her parzats Al IL sara zi.s 81. she - -
/ Interested 10 matters religions and freq qlent-
/ ~ attended meetings Ia company villa re-
| sp0ndent. whose family wss connected %
I hers b. marriage NOntFoss frequently
Nas invited 20 slay az Asxsie's house nights
after meetings BY her psrrnts. and here The
4 young people bccame intimate. Last sum
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I daughter 10 be in delicate state OF health.
and salt wss begun against N0ntToss on the
1 charge Of being responsible Tor the unior-
tunate condition Of the voaag woman.
The nrst witness called bv the prosecu-
I ZION tAis morning vas Maggie Stalter her
7 self She stated her case clearly and with
I becoming dir.idence. She said that he had
/ been ruined by the respondent under the
/ promise OF marriage, and alter she had got
I IN troubls he refused 10 make his promise
/ good.
/ Mrs. Stalter Msggies mother. was next
/ called. She testified that their familiarity
Vas not known 70 her until last jane, when
her daughters : condition was revealed 10 her.
She had 4 talk with Cory and he had
promised 20 marry Maggie aud make it all
/ right. bat that he failed 10 keep his word.
/ Cory did not deny that he Was the author
OF the girls trouble, bat seemed anxious 20
have the marriage ceremony take place.
/ But that Afterwards be was afraid TO lose his
position.
K VI Bea.tie. the Y. VI. c. A. secretary.
| Wa cal ed. He has known AontrOss IN con-
nsctiOn with his work and last Summer
/ Aoniross came to him for advice, exolain-
/ ing his trouble but claiming that he Was
nor the sather OF the child. but that another
young man. who had been keeping CON-
pany with Maggie was guilty. When NJ.
I Besttie pressed him bis answers were
evssigs re admitted. however. having
been criminaily Intimate with the young
/ woman.
Nicholas Stalter, the father of Maggie. tes-
tilted regarding a conversation with Mon
/ tr0ss in regard TO Maggies trouble.
The last witness for the people was the
| Rev. NJ. Bochsr, a Presbyterian minister,
wno Vas frequently assisted in his work by
| Cory he bad talked with NontrOss aud
advised him 10 marry tie g.rl If be was the
| iafher OF her chic. but Cory said be was
I sara ne was not the fatner of the child and
/ Mr. bocher told him II that were true that
he should stand for lie right. Cory said
( fhat e be should marry the girl ne would
/ al ssgs teel that the child was not bis. aud
seemed 10 desire nOt u marry her.
Tue respondent. since bis arrest last SUM
mef hss been LIVING with his parents N
/ Walker township. having teeu kicked out
. Of the y. ". &. A. In speaking OF the mat
/ ter. Secrstary Beaitie said. We became
convinced that even II Cory was not guilty
Of the crime he Nas not peniteni. and our
assGcia.ion has exo-l.ei him." The plain
ii1 with her child lives wiih her parents.
she 8 u0ricst ald prepOssessing. and has a
. host of sympa'hiNog friends.
The theory OF the defense j. that another
I voanz ulan Is the guilty psrty, Cosy tie
pings AyPocrite having gwen woat be con-
Z siders ampie reasons Why he could rot
I have been responsible